Mathematica

Spec sheet

Purpose

Mathematica is Wolfram’s technical computing system for computation, programming, visualization and related technical workflows.Read 7 Oct 2026 · wolfram.com

Audience

Wolfram describes Mathematica as a flagship product used in technical and educational communities, with millions of users worldwide.Read 7 Oct 2026 · wolfram.com

Platforms

The system requirements page lists desktop support for Windows, macOS and Linux, as well as Mathematica in the cloud.Read 7 Oct 2026 · wolfram.com

Free plan

NoRead 19 Sep 2026 · wolfram.com

Trial

A free 15-day trial provides desktop evaluation and Mathematica cloud access.Read 7 Oct 2026 · wolfram.com

Support

Wolfram lists customer support for registration, activation, pre-sales, installation and first launch, and advanced technical support for eligible customers.Read 7 Oct 2026 · wolfram.com

Headquarters

Champaign, Illinois, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · wolfram.com

Founded

1988Read 28 Sep 2026 · wolfram.com

Maker

Wolfram Research was founded by Stephen Wolfram in 1987.Read 7 Oct 2026 · wolfram.com

AI integration

The product page describes built-in LLM functions and access to Wolfram Local MCP and Wolfram Cloud MCP.Read 7 Oct 2026 · wolfram.com

Cloud

Wolfram describes a hybrid cloud and desktop environment with sharing and cloud computing.Read 7 Oct 2026 · wolfram.com

Computing

The product supports symbolic and numeric computation, machine learning, data science, control systems, visualizations and large-scale problems with parallelism and GPU computing.Read 7 Oct 2026 · wolfram.com

Data and examples

Wolfram Language provides access to the Wolfram Knowledgebase and the product page cites over 170,000 documentation examples and over 13,000 open-code demonstrations.Read 7 Oct 2026 · wolfram.com

External interfaces

Wolfram Language documentation lists external interfaces and functions for connecting to systems including C, Java, .NET and R.Read 7 Oct 2026 · reference.wolfram.com

Hardware

The listed desktop requirements include x86-64-v2 or newer or Apple Silicon, 4 GB or more recommended RAM, and 10 GB disk space without local documentation or 23 GB with it.Read 7 Oct 2026 · wolfram.com

Internet requirement

Internet access is required for AI-, Cloud- and Wolfram|Alpha-enabled features and services.Read 7 Oct 2026 · wolfram.com

Language

Wolfram Language has nearly 7,000 built-in functions covering areas of technical computing.Read 7 Oct 2026 · wolfram.com

License limits

The commercial pricing page states a license can be installed on up to two machines or one dual-boot system, and cloud access is limited to one machine at a time.Read 7 Oct 2026 · wolfram.com

Notebooks

Its notebook interface combines text, runnable code, dynamic graphics and user interfaces in documents.Read 7 Oct 2026 · wolfram.com

Personal cloud limits

The listed Personal plan details include 2 GB cloud storage, a 1 GB cloud file-size limit, a 5-minute cloud computation limit and 20,000 Cloud Credits.Read 7 Oct 2026 · wolfram.com

Personal license limits

The Personal Edition is restricted to personal, nonprofessional use and uses up to eight cores, while professional licenses use up to sixteen cores.Read 7 Oct 2026 · wolfram.com

Wolfram Language

Mathematica includes nearly 7,000 built-in Wolfram Language functions spanning technical computing.Read 7 Oct 2026 · wolfram.com

Where Specifiction places it

• Math Solver Apps#29 of 687.9
• Coding Playgrounds#65 of 1388.0
• Data Science Analytics#19 of 307.6
• Notebook Software#17 of 257.8